Aerospace & Defense

Electronics Components Distributor Automates Trade Compliance as Global Sales Grow

August 7, 2019

Challenge: A distributor of industrial automation products, electronic parts and electro-mechanical components had a manual and unreliable export-compliance process that slowed shipments.

China's Trump Trade Retaliation Options Include Soybeans, Boeing

August 2, 2019

Bloomberg

After President Trump blindsided Xi Jinping by raising tariffs just days after the end of trade talks that China had called “constructive,” the next step lies in Beijing’s hands.

Case Study

Improving Control and Accountability of Freight Management

August 2, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Sensata Technologies ships more than a billion units annually from 12 international locations, using a variety of modes.

Boeing 737 Max Loses First Customer as Flyadeal Picks Airbus

July 9, 2019

Bloomberg

Budget carrier Flyadeal reversed a commitment to buy as many as 50 Boeing 737 Max jets, becoming the first airline to officially drop the plane since its grounding following two deadly crashes.

Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers

July 2, 2019

Bloomberg

The software — plagued by issues that could keep the planes grounded months longer after U.S. regulators have revealed a new flaw — was developed at a time Boeing was laying off experienced engineers and pressing suppliers to cut costs.

Israeli MoD to provide exclusive insight on Israel’s export controls at the Defence Exports 2019 Conference

June 24, 2019

SMi Reports: A senior expert from the Israeli MoD will be presenting at the 14th Annual Defence Exports conference in Amsterdam this September

The Top-Selling Airbus Jet Could Soon Become an Electric Hybrid

June 18, 2019

Bloomberg

Airbus is considering bringing the world’s first hybrid-electric airliner to market — a move that would mark a technological leap for the aerospace industry.

Growing Supplier Visibility While Cutting Costs Through Automation

June 17, 2019

Dun & Bradstreet

Challenge: A customer was standardizing and automating its global third-party risk management program, and the company needed configurable risk-based screening and custom open-source search capability in a globally integrated workflow solution. The company also wanted to accelerate its onboarding and due-diligence processes — while controlling costs and ensuring procedural variances were standardized.

Boeing CEO Plots Gradual Comeback for Grounded 737 Max Jets

May 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Boeing Co. has begun mapping out the steps to ease its 737 Max back into commercial service once regulators lift a global grounding for the company’s best-selling jetliner.

U.S. Risks ‘Devastating’ Blow From China’s Rare Earths Monopoly

May 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Beijing’s threat to use its dominance of rare earths in the trade war risks serious disruption to U.S. industry, by starving manufacturers of components commonplace in everything from cars to dishwashers and military equipment.

Aerospace & Defense

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